Yamada

thumbnail|100px|right|Yamada Taro (given name)|Tarō (山田太郎), the Japanese equivalent of John Smith is the 12th most common Japanese surname.

== Notable people with the surname == , Japanese model, actress and idol , Japanese field hockey player , Japanese illustrator and manga artist , Japanese rugby union player , Japanese philosopher , Japanese politician and samurai Alexander Akira Yamada (山田 明, born 1988), Japanese-American actor, writer, and LGBTQ activist. , Japanese writer , Japanese actress , Japanese samurai , Japanese samurai , Japanese beauty pageant winner , Japanese writer , Japanese women's footballer , Japanese basketball player , Japanese general , Japanese softball player , Japanese Mahayana Buddhist Fernando Yamada (born 1979), Brazilian footballer , Japanese voice actress , pen name of Seiya Yamada, Japanese writer , Japanese footballer , Japanese cross-country skier , Japanese footballer and manager , Japanese cross-country skier , Japanese badminton player , Japanese admiral Hiroki Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese chef , Japanese long jumper , Japanese politician , Japanese footballer , Japanese computer scientist , Japanese baseball player , Japanese video game composer , better known as Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician , Japanese film director , Japanese actress , Japanese footballer , Japanese swordsman , Japanese manga artist , Japanese actor , Japanese footballer , Japanese women's basketball player , Japanese long-distance runner , Japanese conductor , Japanese classical composer and conductor , Japanese badminton player , Japanese speed skater , Japanese voice actor , better known as Jushin Liger, Japanese professional wrestler , Japanese politician , Japanese singer , Japanese manga artist , better known as Black Buffalo, Japanese professional wrestler , Japanese long-distance runner , Japanese golfer Kenji Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people Kenneth Yamada, American biologist , Japanese Go player , better known as Kiyoshi Hikawa, Japanese enka singer , Japanese photographer , Japanese footballer , Japanese billiards player , Japanese doctor , Japanese classical composer and conductor , Japanese footballer , Japanese Zen Buddhist , Japanese shogi player Kyle Yamada (born 1983), Canadian soccer player Lisa Yamada (born 2002), American actress , Japanese figure skater and coach , better known as Riona Hazuki, Japanese actress , Japanese architect , Japanese mixed martial artist Mariko Yamada (born 1950), Japanese American politician , Japanese actress and gravure idol , Japanese physicist , Japanese weightlifter , Japanese politician Masahiro Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people Masaki Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer and manager , Japanese shogi player , Japanese voice actress , Japanese rhythmic gymnast , Japanese politician , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer Mitsuye Yamada (born 1923), American poet, activist, and professor , Japanese softball player , Japanese taekwondo practitioner , Japanese calligrapher , Japanese manga artist, writer and poet , Japanese adventurer, governor of a province of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (Thailand) , Japanese idol and singer , Japanese manga artist , Japanese footballer , Japanese animator and film director , Japanese footballer , Japanese volleyball player , Japanese footballer , Japanese speed skater , Japanese politician , Japanese general , Japanese manga artist , Japanese Zen Buddhist , Japanese footballer , Japanese singer and actor Ryoun Yamada, Japanese Zen Buddhist , Japanese snowboarder Sachiko Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral , Japanese ski mountaineer , Japanese badminton player , Japanese motorcycle racer , Japanese politician , Japanese racing driver , Japanese musician , Japanese model, actor and singer , Japanese businessman , Japanese cross-country skier , Japanese volleyball player , Japanese actress and former member idol group NMB48 , Japanese politician , Japanese metallurgic artist Sobin Yamada, Japanese Zen Buddhist Tachi Yamada (1945–2021), scientist and gastroenterologist , Japanese writer and screenwriter , Japanese rower , Japanese footballer Takahiro Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese actor, singer and producer Takeshi Yamada (born 1960), American artist , Japanese Go player , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , Japanese singer-songwriter Tarzan Yamada (born 1962), Japanese drifting driver , Japanese actor , Japanese karateka , Japanese baseball player , Japanese ice hockey player , Japanese politician , Japanese professional wrestler , Japanese writer, illustrator and translator , Japanese feminist , Japanese boxer , Japanese film director , Japanese actor and voice actor , Japanese linguist , Japanese footballer , Japanese anime screenwriter , Japanese mixed martial artist , Japanese aikidoka , Japanese model, actress and singer , Japanese actor , Japanese darts player , Japanese ski jumper , Japanese composer , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer Kaede Yamada (山田 楓, born 2005), Japanese singer and dancer, member of tripleS